Wrong-Way Driver Dead in Crash on 805 Freeway Near 8 Freeway [San Diego, CA]

Driver Dead, 2 Injured in Wrong-Way Car Accident in San Diego

 
SAN DIEGO, CA (March 18, 2019) – A wrong-way fiery crash on the 805 Freeway near the 8 Freeway connector claimed a driver’s life Saturday.
 
According to the California Highway Patrol, a Mitsubishi Lancer traveling northbound in the southbound lanes collided with a Toyota Sienna minivan around 3 a.m.
 
Sometime during the wrong-way travel, a Kia Soul became tangled in the mayhem, also injuring that driver.
 
As a result of the wrong-way impact, the van burst into flames, torching the involved cars.
 
Per reports, the minivan and the wrong-way driver sustained life-threatening injuries, so severe that the wrong-way driver died shortly after.
 
Authorities are investigating the cause and circumstances that led up to the impact.

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In light of this heavy news, our firm would like to express our sympathies to the family and friends deeply affected.

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